Ilona Andrews

a dense wall of greenery bordered it, ...an impenetrable barrier of oaks, evergreen shrubs, blackberry that somehow resisted the frost, and thorns. In the defense department, the witches would make Sleeping Beauty__ evil witch weep with jealousy.

He was going to take a dive into this lake. He just didn__ know it. Cerise rose, finding footing in the soft mud. The water came up to just below her breasts and her wet shirt stuck to her body. William__ gaze snagged on her chest. Yep, keep looking, Lord Bill. Keeeeeep looking.

Very well." He sat cross-legged on the floor of the cage. "You haven't run off so you want to talk. I will hear your explanation now.""Really, Your Majesty? So good of you to condescend. I'll try to use small words and go slow.""You're wasting my time. I know Jim betrayed me and you're covering for him. This is your chance to dazzle me wih your brillance or baffle me with your bullshit. You won't get another. When I get out, I won't be in the mood to listen.

How did the hearing go?_ she asked.__e won, sort of,_ Kaldar said. __e die at dawn.___he court gave the Sheeriles twenty-four hours,_ William corrected.__es, but __e die at dawn the day after tomorrow_ doesn__ sound nearlyas dramatic.___oes it have to be dramatic all the time?_ Catherine murmured.__f course. Everyone has a talent. Yours is crocheting and mine ismaking melodramatic statements.

Azdaha were no joke. ... Not much is known about this dragon [the aforementioned Gandarw], except that he apparently had yellow heels. I wonder why that was such an important detail. I mean if I were describing Godzilla, the color of his heels wouldn__ be the first thing I would mention.

If the sky could dream, it would dream of dragons.

Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.

Mahon's wife stared down at us. Her hands went to her hips. "Which one of you idiots wants to explain to me what the hell is going on?"With great effort I raised my arm and pointed in Mahon's general direction. "Him.

If I lost him here, to this idiotic fight, after I fought and guarded him for two weeks, after I cried and thought he was dying, I would find him in the afterlife and I would murder him again.

Mad Rogan: "Resistance is futile."Nevada: "You are not assimilating me!

We can get you a throne with snakes. I__l stand next to you and roar at anybody who fails to grovel. Fear Kate Daniels. She is a mighty and terrible ruler. Grendel can anoint the petitioners with his vomit. It__l be great . . .

You see, the mailman saw your husband during one of his walks.""He's my fiancé," I told her. "We are living in sin."Heather blinked, momentarily knocked off her stride, but recovered. "Oh, that's nice.""It's very nice. I highly recommend it.

I opened my eyes really wide and fluttered my eyelashes at him. "I'm sorry, I must've missed your coronation ceremony. Silly me." from Clean Sweep

Since I've moved here, you have shown up at my door eight times. I obey the laws, I pay my taxes, and I haven't even gotten a parking ticket in my entire time as a driver. Yet if anything at all happens in the neighborhood, you appear at my door. I bet if a meteorite fell somewhere in the subdivision, you would be here asking me if I personally launched it out of my doomsday cannon.

The mage pulled my knife out of his side and looked at it. __ice knife._ The voice was deep but female.I threw my second knife. The blade bit into the mage__ chest. Shit. Missed the neck. __ere, have another one.

Give me a few minutes.___ou have time._ He sat in the grass.__re you just going to sit there and watch me?___es. Watching pretty peasant girls is what we poor little rich boys do best.___easant?__e shrugged. __ou started the name calling.

She had only two modes of operation: complete control or complete insanity.

Mom?" Mother turned to Grandmother."What?""She's going to lunch with her kidnapper!""Take a picture for me," Grandma said.